Materials Engineering Curriculum
Materials Engineering Curriculum
CO 5 Understand the reasoning for development of composite materials and design composite
materials
Course Details:
Phase Transformations & Heat Treatment Processes in steels: Review of Fe-C Phase Diagram, Kinetics
of Phase Transformations, Isothermal Transformation Diagrams, Continuous Cooling Transformations,
Mechanism of various Transformations, and Significance of TTT Diagram in Heat Treatments, Designation
& Classification of Steels, Isothermal Heat Treatments, Quench & Temper Heat Treatments, Meaning of
Hardenability, Tests of Hardenability, Factors Affecting Hardenability, Effect of Alloying Elements on
Strength and Hardness, Effect on Hardenability, Effect on Transformation Temperature, Introduction to
Chemical Heat Treatment, Mechanism and Methods of Carburizing, Nitriding, Cyaniding, Introduction to
Flame Hardening
Alloy Steels: Alloying Elements, Use of Alloying, Limitations of Plain Carbon Steel, Effect of Alloying
elements on Transformation Temperature, Low Alloy Steels such as High Tensile Structural Steel, Stainless
Steels, Fatigue & Creep resistant steels.
High performance alloys: Aluminium Alloys, Magnesium & Beryllium Alloys, Copper Alloys, Nickel &
Cobalt Alloys, Titanium Alloys, Age Hardening and its uses
Composite Materials: Classification and Characteristics of Composite Materials, Functional Requirements
of Reinforcement and Matrix, Effect of Reinforment: size, shape, volume fraction on properties, Preparation
Layup, Curing, Glass Fibres, Carbon Fibres, Kelvar and Boron Fibers.
Extended Activities: Use ANSYS- GRANTA Edupack software to explore Heat Treatment Process –
Mechanical Property correlation.
Suggested Textbooks:
1. Askeland R D, Phule P P, “The Science and Engineering of Materials”, 5th Edition, Indian Reprint,
Thomson Learning, Canada, (2007).
2. Callister D W, “Callister’s Materials Science and Engineering”, Indian Adaptation, Wiley India P
Ltd, New Delhi, (2011).
3. Avner H S, “Introduction to Physical Metallurgy”, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill , New Delhi .
4. Asvhby M, Shercliff H and Cebon D, “Materials: Engineering, science, processing and design”,
3rd Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK (2014).
Online Resources:
1. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEhtSI8r-9H6lWZvDn2pl-ZeI8_6K0jWm
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